Lavatory and combined supporating bracket and towel rack therefor



1952 K. G. ZUMMACH 2,583,922

LAVATORY AND COMBINED SUPPORTING BRACKET AND TOWEL RACK THEREFOR Filed Aug. 2, 1945 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 INVENTOR. fa /"Z 220272774 c5.

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LAVATORY AND COMBINED SUPPORTING BRACKET AND TOWEL RACK THEREFOR Filed Aug. 2, 1945 2 SI-IEETS-SHEET 2 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Jan. 29, i952 11%;? 57%? LAVATORY AND COMBINED SUPPORTING BRACKET TOWEL RACK THEREFOR Karl G. Zummach, Mount Clemens, Mich., assignor to Briggs Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application August 2, 1945, Serial No. 608,516

. r 9 Claims. 1

This invention relates generally to lavatories, wash basins or the like and particularly to articles of this class provided with means for supporting the same on a wall together with a towel rack, or a plurality thereof, preferably associated with the lavatory supporting means.

An object of the present invention is to provide improved means for'supporting the lavatory or similar article on a wall, said means being of such construction as to render the sameadaptable for the mounting of a towel rack or bar at the side of the-lavatory.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combined supporting bracket and towel rack for a lavatory, wash basin or the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a supporting bracket adapted to be attached to the underside of a lavatory or the like and to an adjacent wall for supportingthe lavatory, and in addition to provide a towel rack or bar attachable to or carried by the bracket and extending laterally from one side of the lavatory for convenient use in supporting towels or other articles.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a combined towel rack and supporting means for a lavatory or the like, said rack and supporting means being relatively simple and economical in construction, easy to manufacture and susceptible to use with lavatories of various kinds and sizes. Other objects of this invention willappear in the following description and appended claims, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts in the several views.

Fig. l is a perspective view of a lavatory or wash basin embodying the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation illustrating the combined towel rack and supporting bracket constructed in accordance with the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the bracket structure shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the bracket structure in accordance with the embodiment of Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view, generally similar to Fig. 4, illustrating a second embodiment.

Before explaining in detail the presentinvention it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, since the invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also it is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation.

The combined supporting bracket and towel rack embodying the present invention is shown, by way of example, as mounted upon a lavatory or wash basin H) which in the present instance is stamped or pressed from sheet metal, such' as sheet steel, to provide a fluid receiving bowl or basin ll surrounded by a generally horizontally extending ledge I2. This ledge terminates in a marginal rolled rim and a depending apron l3 extending continuously around the four sides of the lavatory. The lower edge of the apron is formed with an inturned marginal flange [4 which also extends continuously around the four sides of the lavatory. The lavatory or wash basin is provided at the two front corners thereof with generally triangularly shaped gusset plates 15 which rest upon the upper surfaces of the flanging 14 and are secured thereto as by spot welding. In like manner, a pair of gusset plates l6 are secured to the flanging M, as by spot weld ing, at the two rear corners of the lavatory or wash basin.

The lavatory I0 is supported by means of a pair of generally triangularly shaped brackets ll mounted beneath the lavatory at opposite sides thereof. Each bracket is preferably formed from a single metal bar or length of strip stock. This strip is bent to provide a vertically extending wall engaging portion 18 providedwith spaced holes or apertures l'9 for the reception of screws 2|] by means of which the bracket is attached to the wall of a bathroom or other enclosure. Adjacent its upper end the bracket extension 18 is offset inwardly at 2i and thence formed with a vertical portion 22 terminating in an outwardly bent horizontal extension 23 formed with a slot 24 for adjustably receiving a fastening device, such as the bolt 25, by means of which the extension 23 may be rigidly attached to the underside of one of the rear gusset plates l6.

From the lower end of the wall engaging portion l8 the bracket is inclined upwardly towards the front edge of the lavatory and is provided at its upper end with a vertical extension 26 terminating in an inwardly extending horizontal ex: tension 21 engaging the underside of one of the front gusset plates I5. The extension. 21 i provided with a slot 28 for the reception of a fastener device, such as a bolt 29, by means of which the extension or portion 21 of the bracketis rigidly secured to the gusset plate l5.

the bracket portion 22 and is -rigidly secured,

thereto by a suitable fastening device, such as a bolt 35 passing through the aligned holes. In like manner, the bent extension 3| of the towel rack has a hole or aperture 33 registeringwitha corresponding hole 34 in the bracket extension 26, these holes adapted to receive a fastening device, such as a bolt 36, by means of which the parts are rigidly secured together. Although in the present embodiment of the invention a towel ,rackflor bar 30 .is positioned at each side or the wash basin and secured to one of the supporting brackets H, it' will ,be readily seen that the construction is such that a single towel rack may be provided at either side of the wash basin as desired.

In'the embodiment of Fig. the lavatory or wash basin is supported by means'of a pair of brackets which are integrally formed to provide towel racks. The combined supporting bracket and towel rack in this embodiment is formed from a single'l'ength of tubular stock bent in the manner clearly shown in Fig. 5. The length of tubing is formed intermediate its ends with a towelra k Dr bar 31 terminating at opposite ends in inwardly bent extensions 38 and 39. The front extension 38 terminates in a horizontal'bent portion .40 adapted to. underlie one of the front gusset plates l5 and rigidly secured thereto as by means'of a bolt 29 extending through a slot 4| and a hole in the gusset plate. At the inner end of the attaching portion 46] the tube is bent downwardly and rearwardly to provide an in-' clined extension 42 which terminates in a vertically extending wall engaging portion 43 provided with holes 44 for the reception of screws by means of which the bracket is secured to the wall of a bathroom or other enclosure. At its upper end the tubular portion 43 is bent inwardly to provide a horizontal extension'45 underlying'one of the gusset plates I6 and provided with 'a slot 46 for the reception of a bolt by means of which the bracket is rigidly attached to the gusset plate [6. It will be seen from this embodiment that the triangular bracket, formed by portions '42 and 43, corresponds substantially to the supporting bracket of the previous embodiment and that the portions 31, 38 and 39, which form the towel rack, correspond substantially to the portions forming the towel rack of the previous embodiment. In the construction shown in Fig. 5, however, the inner end of the bent-tubular portion '39, adjacent the rear of the basin, is provided with a hole 41 adapted to receive a screw or other fastening device by means of which the rearend of the towel rack is secured to the wall of the room. Although mounted and functioning in substantially the same manner, the structure shown in the -embodiment of Fig. '5 differs primarily from the structure of the previous embodiment in that the entire bracket and towel rack are formed from a single length of tubular stock.

. I-claim-z 1. In a combined supporting bracket and towel .member and spaced laterally from said wash- .basin .b .inturned ends secured to the bracket memb r,-

2. In a combined supporting bracket and towel rack :for-a'washbasin or the like, the combinaztionof aa -bracketzmember having a wall engaging portion and spaced forward and rearward upper portions .apdapted for attachment to the washbasin, and means for maintaining the spaced relation 'between said spaced upper portions and 7 also useful as a towel rack and including a generally horizontal supporting bar extending from front :to rear .of said bracket member and spacedlaterally therefrom by front and rear inturned ends secured to said bracket inember adjacent said forward and rearward upper portions respectively. 7 t .3. In a combined supporting bracket and towel rack for awashbasih or the like, the combination of .a bar bent to comprise a generally V-l shaped bracket having arforwardly inclined sup. port, an upright wall engaging portion; and rel-'- ward and rearward attachment portions at the upper .ends of .said inclined support and upright portion respectively and adapted for attachment to the washbasin, means for maintaining the spaced relation between said attachment. portions and also useful as a towel rack and including a generally horizontal ,bar extending from front to 'rear and offset from said bracket by front and .rear inturned .ends joined to said bracket adjacent said forward and rearward at-' tachrnent portions respectively.

4. In acombined supporting bracket and towel rack for a washbasin or the like, the combination of abarben't .to provide a wall engagingsupporting bracket for the washbasin, the ends of the bar being bent toward eachother to provide forward and rearward attachment portions attach-. able to the underside of the washbasin,.means for maintaining the spaced relation between said at-. tachment portions andalso useful as .a towel rack and including a generally horizontal second bar extending from front to-rear and offset from said first named bar by front .and rear ,inturned ends secured to said bracket adjacent said forward and rearward attachment portions respectively.

5. A pressed metal lavatory having a fluid re ceiving bowl and a marginal depending apron terminatingat the lower edge thereof .in inturned flam'ging gusset plates secured to said flanging at front and rear corners of the lavatory,'a sup! porting bracket for the lavatory havingthe upper spaced ends thereof forming generally horizontal portions attachable to the undersides .of. said, plates, and means for maintaining the shaman lation between said upper spaced members and also useful as a towel rack and including-a seriesally horizontal bar extending from front to. rear and offset frorn said bracket by inturnd ends joined to said bracket adjacent said upper spaced ends. 7

6. ,A pressed metal lavatory having a fluid reg coiv-ing abowl and a marginal .depending apron terminating atthe'lowereedge thereof in inturned fianging, gusset Lplates secured to saidlflanging at front and rear corners of the lavatory, a supporting bracket for the lavatory having upper spaced ends attachable to said plates, and means for maintainingthe spaced relation between said upper spaced members and also useful as a towel rack and includinga generally horizontal bar extending from front to rear and offset from said bracket by inturned ends secured to said bracket adjacent said upper spaced ends.

7. A combined supporting bracket and towel rack for a washbasin or the like, comprising a bracket member having a wall engaging portion and upper generally horizontal portions attachable to the bottom of th washbasin at spaced points adjacent the front and rear thereof, and a generally horizontal bar useful as a towel rack extending from front to rear of said bracket member and spaced laterally from said washbasin by front and rear inturned ends joined to said bracket member adjacent the said points of attachment of said bracket member to the bottom of th washbasin.

8. A combinedsupporting bracket and towel rack for a washbasin or the like, comprising a bracket member having an upright wall engaging portion and upper portions attachable to the bottom of the washbasin at spaced points adjacent the front and rear thereof, and a generally horizontal bar useful as a towel rack extending from front to rear of said bracket member and spaced laterally from said washbasin by front and rear inturned ends joined to said bracket member.

6 9. A combined supporting bracket and towel rack for a washbasin or the like, comprising a generally V-shaped bracket having a forwardly inclined support, an upright wall engaging portion, and forward and rearward attachment portions at the upper ends of said inclined support and upright portion respectively adapted for attachment to the washbasin at spaced points, a generally horizontal bar useful as a towel rack extending from front to rear and offset from said bracket by front and rear inturned ends joined to said bracket adjacent to said points of at tachment.

KARL G. ZUMMACH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,379,934 Paschke May 31, 1921 2,146,939 Coordes Feb. 14, 1939 2,258,057 Johnson Oct. 7, 1941 2,420,425 Hardwick May 13, 1947 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 347,712 Great Britain May 1, 1931 372,575 Great Britain May 12, 1932 146,795 Austria Aug. 10, 1936 

